Looking for ways to update your home without investing too much financially is a question that many homeowners ask themselves. Making subtle updates to the core parts of your home, whether it’s replacing windows or adding newer shingles to your roof, is probably one of the best ways to counteract rising heating and cooling costs.
One of these subtle updates is improving your windows without having to replace the entire structure through the addition of window tints. Home window tinting provides you with at least three benefits: a much more stylized viewpoint from outisde, energy efficiency and protection for your furnishings inside.
The first advantage is that tinted windows help accentuate the exterior of your home with a much slicker design and tint hue. Think of how window tints look on the back window shield of a car, tone the color down just a bit, and that’s how your home’s windows would look to passers by.
Secondly, window tints help where it matters most by improving the energy efficiency standard of your home. By opting for a lower E-value tint, any heat trapped indoors during the winter will, for the most part, stay inside and keep your gas bills at a much more moderate range. And should your home reside in much warmer climates year-round, a higher grade E-value would keep the interior much cooler because the majority of the sun’s UV rays are unable to penetrate the thick film. The selection of which tint best suits your needs is a decision that you must make on how temperate your surroundings are.
But no matter which grade you prefer, window tinting is great because it adds more defensive measures for your home’s furnishings. Blocking UV rays from entering through your windows helps prevent the fabrics of your curtain, chairs and carpet from degrading faster than usual. Not to mention, oak tables and bannisters can be better protected from fading spots and splintering that may result from overexposure to the sun.
No matter how you slice it, whether you’re a home’s in sunny Miami or chilly Kansas City, window tints are extremely versatile and can go a long way towards helping your home be energy efficient, stylish and more of a bastion from the sun.
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#1 by Greg and Lisa on December 13th, 2011
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At our old place we had a lot UV ray sun damage to carpeting (it faded the color). When we moved to this place, we knew we had to do something to protect our investment with window tinting. But we didn’t realize until we read your blog that it could keep our house cooler. Since we live in Florida, we will be happy to save money on our electric bills.
#2 by Gabe R. on December 13th, 2011
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I couldn’t believe how much sun damage there was to the interior of our home when we bought new furniture and rugs, we discovered the hardwood floors had literally turned a different color. We couldn’t even place the new rugs and furniture until we had the floors redone. It would have been so much cheaper to have the windows tinted before we moved in. Which we are doing now. Really like your blog by the way!
#3 by Timber Flooring Brisbane on December 24th, 2011
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I’m not aware of the benefits of installing windows tint to the home till i’m read through your blog. After reading the blog i realize the benefits of having windows tint in the home. It defend the health and comfort of our family and also protect the interior of our house too. I really like your way of presenting the content to the user.